If you have the same wish, check out LanguageTransfer.org. The proprietor, Mihalis Eleftheriou, is a self-taught language genius who decoded -- and improved -- the method of Michel Thomas, who for decades used to teach people a new language in 3 days. Where MT charged $20K for his services and $100 for his 8-hour CD course, ME accepts only donations and puts his recorded courses on the Internet for free.
I’d love to learn French. So much international news is written in French. Thanks for the link.